A-K slump

#1 22nd March 2007, 2:00 PM

seriously now, whats with this hand!

Ive literally lost 8 straight times with it.

#2 22nd March 2007, 2:18 PM

How are you playing it? If you are going all in PF with it you have to remember, it's only a strong drawing hand. You need to post some of the hands you have lost with that. You will get a good critique on how you played it.

#3 22nd March 2007, 2:52 PM

Don't overplay it...

#4 22nd March 2007, 3:23 PM

i usually go raise with it, perhaps too much. if i have 2000, ill usually raise to 4-500 hoping to push people out, but everyone calls on PP and i get outdrawn. So recently Ive just been limping in, and still lose.

how would you play it?

#5 22nd March 2007, 10:37 PM

Don't ever limp with AK!

Raise to limit the field and to increase the size of the pot. It also gives you a bluffing/drawing opportunity on the flop depending on your position.
Another thing-Don't base all of your judgement on a couple of unlucky times you have been playing it. It hits an ace or king very often(1 in 3) and when it doesn't, evaluate the situation and most likely fold.

#6 23rd March 2007, 4:07 AM

AK does best againist few opponents. You don't callers staying around to out draw you. You must make them pay. And yes, it is only a good drawing hand, nothing more.

#7 23rd March 2007, 5:12 AM

Quote:

Don't ever limp with AK!

Never Say Never Again <-- James Bond reference! I would apply this to "ever" also.

The only time I wouldn't consider raising with them is if you are at a table with someone with a huge stack raising/reraising everything. Or if you can "afford" to do it...in certain situations.

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